Taking care of junior volunteers

Auxiliary gives college boost to nine volunteers

“We had initially planned to provide three, one-time $1,000 awards,” says Auxiliary past president Ray Lorenz, who proposed the scholarships and oversaw the competition. “But we were so impressed by the quality of the applicants that we upped the ante to five and also gave out four $250 scholarships.”

Students were judged on the merit of their junior volunteer performance, academic achievement, and extracurricular accomplishments, as well as recommendations by community members. The winners, who range from a star soccer player to an Eagle Scout, have each volunteered hundreds of hours of times making Community Hospital a better place for patients and their families.

The five $1,000 winners are:

SALLY BAHOof Pacific Grove High School has accumulated more than 300 hours volunteering at the Fountain Court Café and reception desk. A varsity cross country runner and soccer player, she is attending the University of California, San Diego, and plans to major in pharmacological chemistry.

JEHAN BRUNTON has been varsity captain of both the tennis and swim teams at York School. She has volunteered nearly 600 hours at the Fountain Court Café. She is majoring in business marketing at Sonoma State.

STEPHANIE MACGREGOR was captain of the varsity tennis team and tutored underprivileged children while a student at Stevenson School. At the same time, she has accumulated more than 400 hours volunteering at the Fountain Court Café and in emergency services. She is a past treasurer and the current president of the junior volunteers. She is studying biology at the University of Southern California.

BECKY SELDIN of Pacific Grove High School was named all-county soccer goalie by the Monterey County Herald and was also a member of the school’s varsity volleyball and swim teams. She has volunteered nearly 500 hours in emergency services, and at the reception desk and Fountain Court Café. She is attending the University of California, Davis.

DREW THAYER of Stevenson School has volunteered nearly 300 hours at the reception desk and in emergency services. An Eagle Scout and member of Cum Laude, the national honor society for independent schools, he is attending Williams College.

As the hospital grows so does the need for more volunteers. We need your help, now more than ever. You can help the hospital and your community by volunteering and becoming an active Auxiliary member. Want to join the Auxiliary but don't have time to volunteer? Become an associate Auxiliary member! All that is required are membership dues - $15 per person and $25 per couple. That money helps the Auxiliary support hospital programs and services, scholarship programs and more. Apply online at http://www.chomp.org/, or call (831) 625-4555 for more information.